title: The practical business of treatment--13. Providing health care for drug users?
abstract: The majority of drug users neglect their health and have limited access to primary and preventative health care services. A health care team was developed in an attempt to provide health care for drug users, to prevent the spread of HIV and provide health education to the drug users. The health problems were related to injecting drugs, comprising abscesses, peripheral neuropathy and poor peripheral circulation. A high level of past infection with hepatitis B virus was noted, indicating the need for hepatitis B vaccination for drug users.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Psychiatry, University College, Middlesex School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Datt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feinmann
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*